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DD is 4 and will wash herself but still needs help with her hair. So older than her or more willing to wash their hair than her. I think she could probably do it alone but she's scared of getting soap in her eyes.

DD (7) washes herself 5-6 times a week, including hair and I do it the other 1-2 times to make sure she doesn't miss any spots. I also still help her get dressed after bathing so I know if she's clean or not... And she showers so I think that helps, too. She generally stays in between 20-30 minutes and I turn the water off and on. I buy her those rolly colored soaps from Avon for her to "play" with before she washes so I think that encourages her being cleaned too.

My 4 year old (on the 31st) can wash herself, but I have to wash her hair. My almost 6 1/2-year-old can wash her hair and everything on her own. In fact, she showers at the Y more than at home (swim team). She goes in the showers and washes her hair and body while I wait for her at her locker.

You guys are awesome on helping me! lol I thought the husband was crazy for letting Elizabeth wash by herself. I was an only child so I was helped and I don't really remember how old I was when I first started bathing by myself.

Cameron's almost seven. He's bathed alone since he was three-ish, but washing his hair? That's really only this last couple of months.

My stepdaughter is almost nine. She has tangley fine long hair, and it's hard to get the shampoo everywhere and rinse everything out! She does it on her own now, has for around a year, but she still hasn't quite got the hang of it.

Neither one will get in the shower on their own, they both still need to have the taps turned on for them. They'll sometimes get out on their own. Sometimes.

My girls are 5 and 4. They get in the tub or shower on their own. They still bathe together. I just come in and wash their hair. The older one does a decent job when she does it herself but I feel like I still need to wash it myself every couple shampoos to make sure it's getting really clean.